“Help is on its way in 2011, and to me, that’s better than opening any Christmas gift,” first responder John Feal said when the bill passed.

The $4.3 billion bill allows first responders and survivors to file claims for five years and collect benefits for six years, caps lawyer fees at 10 percent, and reimburses medical claims at the rate of 140 percent of Medicaid.

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The overwhelming majority of the GOP fought AGAINST this bill until the very end. The GOP conceded to allow barely enough members of their party to vote in favor of the Zadroga – 9/11 Health Bill, BUT only after they were able to pass tax breaks for the wealthiest 2% of Americans & cut the funding for the 9/11 Bill nearly in half. The GOP is the party of the wealthiest Americans. They have no regard for the middle class, the elderly or the disabled.